Know Thy Selfie

Behold Jerry Seinfeld’s First Selfie

One can imagine a string of Seinfeld episodes—nay, an entire season—devoted to Jerry’s anxieties over taking his first selfie, were the show airing now. So something seems quite appropriate about the fact that his real-life counterpart has been immune to the selfie epidemic. The comedian is currently on vacation in Greece, with wife Jessica and family (as well as Kelly Ripa, naturally, according to the Daily Mail); Jessica has been documenting the trip semi-regularly via Instagram and yesterday offered us what she claims to be Jerry’s first selfie (or, at least, the first one he’s shared with the world), taken on a boat off the coast.

Jessica’s caption reads, “Jerry’s First Selfie. Ugh. Stop. #greeceistheword.” Are the “Ugh” and “Stop” supposed to be directed at Jerry from her? Are they meant to be read in his voice as, like, a muttering self-admonishment? Or maybe we are meant to imbue them with intense, affected teen-speak emphasis, as in, “Ugh. Stop. This is too much.” (And that concludes the most intensive inquiry ever made—and, one would hope, ever to be made again—related to a Jessica Seinfeld Instagram.)

Jessica’s other recent snaps reveal (a woman who is purportedly) Kelly Ripa hanging from a rope, a grainy Grecian sunset, a family portrait, and a jar of coconut oil (which she uses as coffee creamer, hair gel, sunscreen, and eye-makeup remover!). And she must be commended for her commitment to the “#greeceistheword” hashtag throughout; anyone can toss up a sunset pic with a filter, but coining a punny vacation-related hashtag and sticking with it? That is where the Instagram pros distinguish themselves from the lightweights.

Josh DuboffJosh Duboff is a VF.com staff writer, based in New York, who covers entertainment and culture.